Stereo microscopes offer wide - field, low magnification that consist of two microscopes focused on a single object which produces an erect three dimensional image.

Binocular microscopes are designed with two eyepieces (oculars) using both eyes to view an object.

A standard or compound microscope has more optical and mechanical parts and is capable of giving much higher magnification, gives an inverted image of the object.

There are many variations of compound microscopes – the stereoscopic microscope, the metallurgical microscope, the binocular microscope and the polarizing microscope.

There is a big demand for student microscopes.  These consist of educational microscopes, biological microscopes and stereo microscopes to meet the standards and budgets of all types of schools.

With such a variety of research applications both incident light microscopes and transmitted light microscopes are needed.  Opaque objects such as minerals and polished metal sections have to be illuminated in reflected light (which is also called incident light) from the side of the observer.

Going through the top of the light path through the objective.  Transparent specimens such as glass slides have to be illuminated from the bottom, the side facing away from the objective.  Both transmitted light and incident light microscopes are available for all types of light microscopy and are offered on standard microscopes, binocular microscope, student microscopes, compound microscopes and more.

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